The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Popularity:

Up 23% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Director:

Lisa Cholodenko

Writers (WGA):

Lisa Cholodenko (written by) &
Stuart Blumberg (written by)

Release Date:

18 November 2010 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.

Plot:

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.

Plot Keywords:

Sperm | Sperm Donor | College | Biological Father | Motorcycle

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 111 nominations

Cast

Julianne Moore	...	Jules
Annette Bening	...	Nic
Mark Ruffalo	...	Paul
Mia Wasikowska	...	Joni
Josh Hutcherson	...	Laser
Yaya DaCosta	...	Tanya (as Yaya Dacosta)
Kunal Sharma	...	Jai
Eddie Hassell	...	Clay
Zosia Mamet	...	Sasha
Joaquín Garrido	...	Luis
Rebecca Lawrence Levy	...	Brooke (as Rebecca Lawrence)
Lisa Eisner	...	Stella
Eric Eisner	...	Joel
Sasha Spielberg	...	Waify Girl
James MacDonald	...	Clay's Dad (as James Macdonald)
Margo Victor	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stuart Blumberg	...	Sous-chef (uncredited)
Diego Calderón	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Amy Grabow	...	Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Nino Nava	...	Party Goer (uncredited)
Noah Segura	...	Parent (uncredited)

Directed by
Lisa Cholodenko

Writing credits (WGA)
Lisa Cholodenko		(written by) &
Stuart Blumberg		(written by)

Produced by
Charles E. Bush Jr.	....	co-producer
Gary Gilbert	....	producer
J. Todd Harris	....	executive producer
Philippe Hellmann	....	producer: UGC PH
Jordan Horowitz	....	producer
Neil Katz	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte	....	producer (as Jeffrey Levy-Hinte)
Todd J. Labarowski	....	co-producer (as Todd Labarowski)
Riva Marker	....	executive producer
Camille Moreau	....	producer: UGC PH
Joel Newton	....	co-producer
Anne O'Shea	....	executive producer
Celine Rattray	....	producer
Laura Rosenthal	....	co-producer
Andy Sawyer	....	executive producer (as Andrew Sawyer)
Steven Saxton	....	executive producer
Christy Scott Cashman	....	executive producer (as Christy Cashman)
Ron Stein	....	executive producer
Bergen Swanson	....	co-producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg	....	producer
Galt Niederhoffer	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Carter Burwell

Cinematography by
Igor Jadue-Lillo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeffrey M. Werner

Casting by
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Julie Berghoff

Art Direction by
James Connelly		(as James Pearse Connelly)

Set Decoration by
David A. Cook		(as David Cook)

Costume Design by
Mary Claire Hannan

Makeup Department
Carl Bailey	....	key hair stylist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair department head
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
Jason Green	....	hair stylist (as Jason Orion Green)
Valli O'Reilly	....	co-makeup department head
Elaine L. Offers	....	co-makeup department head (as Elaine Offers)
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist
Valli O'Reilly	....	personal makeup artist: Annette Bening (uncredited)

Production Management
James Debbs	....	post-production supervisor
Tracey Landon	....	production supervisor
Nic Marshall	....	executive in charge of production: Mandalay Vision
Bergen Swanson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasmine Marie Alhambra	....	second assistant director
Emily Hogan	....	second second assistant director
Jesse Nye	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Leonardo Coleman	....	set dresser
Colman Costello	....	set dresser
James A. Costello	....	leadman
Chris Dinan	....	set dresser (as Christopher W.J. Dinan)
Josh Ian Elliott	....	on-set dresser (as Josh Elliott)
Christine Eyer	....	greens person
April Falzone	....	food stylist
Morgan Gillio	....	set dresser
Craig Glenn	....	assistant props
Gregory Holley	....	assistant props (as Greg Holley)
Karen Lee Holley	....	assistant propmaster (as Karen Holley)
Katia Kaplun	....	stand-by painter
Stephen Kelley Jr.	....	set dresser (as Steve Kelley Jr.)
Martin Leon	....	set dresser (as Martin Carrasco Leon)
Greg Manke	....	set dresser
Cindy Murphy	....	art department coordinator (as Cindy Peters)
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	propmaster
John Stone	....	set dresser
Lisa Matsuura Walker	....	painter
David Thomas Cooper	....	greens person (uncredited)
Alexandra Dunn	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Eric Schoonover	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Eric Bautista	....	utility sound (as Eric A. Bautista)
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator (as Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh)
Frank Gaeta	....	sound designer
Frank Gaeta	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Gaeta	....	sound supervisor
José Antonio García	....	sound mixer (as Jose Antonio Garcia)
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Patrick Giuraudi)
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Joe Iemola	....	sound editor
Micah Littleton	....	sound services manager: Video Film Audio Forensics
Darrin Mann	....	foley recordist
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Morianna)
Trevor Ward	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Elmo Weber	....	sound designer
Elmo Weber	....	sound re-recording mixer
Elmo Weber	....	sound supervisor
Eric Gitelson	....	adr engineer (uncredited)
Matthew Kallen	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)
Sean Madsen	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)
Jeff Seelye	....	adr assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Neil Smith	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Floyd Burks	....	imaging technician: Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Charlotta Forssman	....	visual effects compositor: + Scale
Don Henry	....	data technician: Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Tim Heugle	....	data technician: Technicolor Digital Intermediates (as Tim Heugele)
Mark Hubbard	....	engineering: Technicolor Digital Internediates
Sung Kyu Koo	....	visual effects compositor: + Scale
Marcus Lansdell	....	executive producer: + Scale
Joshua Pines	....	imaging r&d: Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Todd Sines	....	lead visual effects compositor: + Scale
Brad Sutton	....	digital restoration: Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration: Technicolor Digital Intermediates

Stunts
Darrell Davis	....	stunt rigger (as Darrell Craig Davis)
Sean Graham	....	stunt double: Mark Ruffalo
Cassidy Hice	....	stunts
Mark Norby	....	stunt coordinator
William R. Spencer	....	stunts (as William Spencer)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tigran Aguasaryan	....	grip (as Tigran Aghasaryan)
Edward V. Bauman	....	grip
Christopher Bernal	....	electrician
David S. Bouza	....	electrician (as David Bouza)
Demetrie Cooley	....	best boy grip
Richard Cronin	....	electrician (as Rick Cronin)
Ricky Diaz	....	grip
Michael DiGiovanni	....	rigging best boy grip (as Michael Digiovanni)
Erik A. Erichsen	....	electrician
Vernon Evans	....	video technician
Mark Figueroa	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mark Figueroa	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Mark Figueroa	....	first assistant camera:
Vadim Frumin	....	grip (as Vadim Frumin Landau)
Alexander W. Gage	....	rigging grip (as Alex Gage)
Oscar Garcia	....	grip
Jordan Garretson	....	grip
Bill Greenberg	....	rigging gaffer
Seth Greenwald	....	dolly grip
Jeffrey B. Gregg	....	grip
John Joleaud	....	electrician
Greg Karamov	....	key grip
Ted Kennedy	....	rigging key grip (as Ted S. Kennedy)
Julian Samuel Lopez	....	grip (as Julian S. Lopez)
Carson E. Mayne	....	rigging electrician
Dayton Nietert	....	gaffer
Mike Pachio	....	rigging grip (as Michael E. Pacheco)
Leoncio Provoste	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Gaston Richmond	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Chis Rountree	....	rigging grip (as Chris B. Rountree)
Jesse Rushton	....	best boy electric
Jason P. Salinas	....	electrician
Jose Santiago	....	grip (as Jose A. Santiago)
Alex Scott	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Adam Sheedy	....	grip
Lucas Solomon	....	video playback coordinator
Doug I. Soto	....	rigging electrician
Miguel Sánchez	....	electrician (as Miguel Sanchez)
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Aaron Ali Tichenor	....	camera loader (as Aaron Tichenor)
Fred Troeskin	....	grip (as Fred Troesken)
Neil Young	....	balloon technician

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Liz Dean	....	casting: Los Angeles
Maribeth Fox	....	casting associate
Eric Souliere	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jacqueline Aronson	....	costume supervisor
Kathryn L. Bucher	....	costumer
Sharon Fauvel	....	head ager/dyer
Lisa Marie Harris	....	set costumer
Vikki Paschetto	....	wardrobe assistant
Sierra Robinson	....	additional costumer (as Sierra Bay Robinson)
Riki Lin Sabusawa	....	additional costumer (as Riki Sabusawa)

Editorial Department
Robert Drwila	....	first assistant editor (as Bob Drwila)
Jason Fabbro	....	digital film colorist: Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Esther Lee	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Deanna O'Neil	....	dailies project manager
Nancy Richardson	....	additional editor
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor: Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Marc Wielage	....	colorist: dailies
Dan Williams	....	digital color assistant
Jeff Smithwick	....	film timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Jennifer Barak	....	music editor (as Jenny Barak)
Carter Burwell	....	conductor
Carter Burwell	....	music arranger
Carter Burwell	....	musician: keyboards
Michael Farrow	....	score recording engineer
Dean Parker	....	assistant to composer
John Pattitucci	....	musician: bass
Marc Ribot	....	musician: guitar
Liza Richardson	....	music supervisor
Bryan Smith	....	assistant engineer
Jake Belnick	....	assistant to music supervisor (uncredited)
Michael Perfitt	....	engineer: original songs (uncredited)
Michael Perfitt	....	mixer: original songs (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Luke H. Atkine	....	driver
Tony Barattini	....	driver
Mike Belt	....	driver (as Michael R. Belt)
Jody Bingenheimer	....	driver
Angel Desanti	....	driver (as Angel De Santi)
Audrey Fitzgerald	....	driver
Wayne Flowers Jr.	....	driver (as Wayne Flowers)
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes	....	driver
Kirk Huston	....	driver
Hardy Ophuls	....	transportation captain
Marty Osborne	....	picture vehicle captain (as Martin Osbourne)
John Pellegrino	....	transportation co-captain
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation captain
Santos P. Rodriguez	....	driver: catering
Carlos M. Serrano	....	driver
Steven Luke Weible	....	driver (as Steve Weible)
Dave Wilson	....	driver

Other crew
Caroline Applegarth	....	assistant: Ms. Moore (as Caroline T. Applegarth)
Mark Asaro	....	production coordinator
William Batsel	....	set production assistant
Tyler Beem	....	set production assistant
Shauna Bogetz	....	assistant: Mr. Gilbert
Shauna Bogetz	....	production executive: Gilbert Films
Robert Cable	....	production accountant
Donald Chambers	....	office production assistant
Dan Cowan	....	customer service representative: Technicolor
James Debbs	....	project supervisor: Antidote International Films
Gabriel Dell Jr.	....	stand-in: Mr. Ruffalo (as Gabe Dell)
Alexandra Dunn	....	intern
Kathy England	....	production insurance: Taylor & Taylor
Charles Fagin	....	key assistant location manager
Lennon Ficalora	....	intern
Heather Fielding	....	studio teacher
Caroline Fife	....	set production assistant
Marie Paule Goislard	....	location scout
Andy Goldman	....	title designer: main titles
Meredith Greenberg	....	set production assistant (as Meredith Anne Greenberg)
Jenny Halper	....	development executive: Mandalay Vision
Celia Hemken	....	stand-in: Ms. Moore
Dan Hemphill	....	payroll accountant
Andres M. Hernandez	....	cook
Takeo Hori	....	vice president: Antidote International Films
Shawn Hueston	....	assistant location manager
Toni Kallen	....	stand-in: Ms. Benning & Ms. Wasikowska
Jamie Kemp	....	head chef
Jeff Korson	....	assistant location manager
Courtney LaBree	....	assistant production coordinator (as Courtney Labree)
Paul T. List	....	assistant: Mr. Levy-Hinte
Tiffany Lo	....	assistant to producer
Tiffany Lo	....	cast assistant
Margaret Martinez	....	first assistant accountant
Ilana McAllister	....	payroll accountant
Richard McCune	....	financing: City National Bank
Leslie Merlin	....	set production assistant
Robert Morris	....	set production assistant
Brian Nailing	....	cook
Sam Nainoa	....	set production assistant (as Sam K. Nainoa III)
Alex O'Flinn	....	set production assistant
Henrik Pellier	....	set production assistant
Anthony Penido	....	set medic (as Tony Pendido)
Erik Piecuch	....	financing: City National Bank
Bianca Poletti	....	intern
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor (as Rebecca Robertson-Szwaja)
Lili Romero	....	office production assistant
Rachel Rosales	....	intern
Jackson Rowe	....	key production assistant
Kathy Ruiz	....	office manager: Antidote International Films
Megan Schmidt	....	set production assistant
Ned R. Shapiro	....	location manager (as Ned Shapiro)
Daniel Shine	....	set medic
Mark Shockley	....	electronic press kit
Wednesday Standley	....	assistant: Mark Ruffalo
Jack Stern	....	studio teacher
Nathaniel Stutz	....	assistant: Ms. Cholodenko
Diane Upson	....	executive: Technicolor
Diana Van Leeuwen	....	set production assistant
Dan Wesselman	....	key account manager: Technicolor
Gary Woldman	....	craft service
Nicolas Zapata	....	set production assistant
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services (uncredited)
Steve Berman	....	completion bond (uncredited)
Shauna Bogetz	....	production executive: Antedote International Films (uncredited)
Alish Erman	....	intern (uncredited)
Deanna O'Neil	....	dailies project manager (uncredited)
Marc H. Simon	....	legal counsel (uncredited)
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement coordinator (uncredited)
Cat Stone	....	product placement coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Rori Bergman	....	special thanks
Carter Cohn	....	special thanks
Warner Ebbink	....	special thanks
Scott Ferguson	....	special thanks
Juan Guzman	....	special thanks: Los Angeles City Parks
Stephen Halls	....	special thanks
Frank Harris	....	special thanks: Ocean View Community Gardens
Michael Hausman	....	special thanks
Jennifer Hoopes	....	special thanks
Kevin Huvane	....	special thanks
April Janow	....	special thanks
Bill Johnson	....	special thanks
Jamie Kapel	....	special thanks
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte	....	special thanks (as Jeffrey Levy-Hinte)
Nathan Larson	....	special thanks
Tony Lipp	....	special thanks
Caryn Marcus	....	special thanks
Emilio Mauro	....	special thanks
Gaby Morgerman	....	special thanks
Evelyn O'Neill	....	special thanks
Pamela Pickering	....	special thanks
Milton Radutzky	....	special thanks
Richard Radutzky	....	special thanks
Irwin Rappaport	....	special thanks
Carter Reedy	....	special thanks
Ira Resnick	....	special thanks
Stephanie Ritz	....	special thanks
Jim Seibel	....	special thanks
Catherine Shao	....	special thanks
John Sloss	....	special thanks
Robert Stein	....	special thanks
Bart Walker	....	special thanks
Craig Wedren	....	special thanks
David Paul Wichert	....	special thanks
Joshua Zeman	....	special thanks
Robert Ziembicki	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Focus Features (presents)
• Gilbert Films (presents)
• Saint Aire Production (in association with)
• 10th Hole Productions (in association with)
• Antidote Films (I)
• Mandalay Vision
• Artist International Management (uncredited)
• Artist International (in association with)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• BestFilm.eu (2011) (Estonia) (theatrical)
• BestFilm.eu (2011) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• BestFilm.eu (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Caravella DDC (2011) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hopscotch Films (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Ireland) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Amuse Soft Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• Bir Film (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Castello Lopes Multimédia (2010) (Portugal) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Seven Films (2011) (Greece) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• UGC PH (2010) (France) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vértigo Films (2011) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Scale (digital visual effects) (as + Scale)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (as American Humane)
• Body, The  score mixed at (as The Body Studio, New York)
• COLT Studio Group  courtesy: footage from "The Best of Colt 3 & 4" and "5 * 6"
• Cast & Crew Production Services  cast and crew payroll services
• Central Casting  extras payroll services
• Cinetic Media  financing and distribution advisory services
• City National Bank  financing
• Clairmont Camera  cameras (as Clairmont)
• Clinton Recording Studios  score recorded at (as Clinton Recording Studio, New York)
• Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard  legal counsel
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management (uncredited)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor (uncredited)
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Free City  special thanks
• G & J Grip  grip equipment (as G&J Grip Co.)
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency (uncredited)
• J.L. Fisher  camera support (as J.L. Fisher, Inc.)
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack (uncredited)
• Little Dom's  special thanks
• Mattel Inc.  courtesy: Scrabble
• Monkeyland Audio  sound re-recording (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  production vehicles
• National Geographic Channel  courtesy: footage from "Locked Up Abroad, Uganda"
• Partizan  special thanks
• Paskal Lighting  electric equipment (as Paskal)
• Penmar Park and Recreation Center: The staff of  special thanks
• Post Haste Sound  re-recording mix services (uncredited)
• Prop Houses of Los Angeles  special thanks
• Radio Station KGRW  audio clip: radio show (as KGRW)
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  logo
• Sound for Film  audio post-production services
• Sound for Film  sound re-recording
• Stone Management  product placement (uncredited)
• Taylor & Taylor  production insurance
• Technicolor  post-production services
• Television Food Network LLC  audio clip (as Television Food Network, G.P.)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Brazil:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Ireland:16 (cinema rating) | Japan:R18+ (DVD rating) | Japan:R15+ (edited version) | Malaysia:18 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #46022)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Focus Features

Trivia:

Paul's restaurant is named WYSIWYG, a common abbreviation for "What you see is what you get" which is perhaps a commentary on his character.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: (at around 24 mins) While Mark Ruffalo's character is on the phone walking through his garden, a Star Waggon is very clearly seen centered in the frame behind the foliage.

Quotes:

Nic:Are you straight now?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: Summer Special 2010/11 (#7.43)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Sundown Syndrome

Entertaining story, even when not "in" for a feel-good comedy. Moving from time to time

The theater announced this movie as a feel-good comedy, which did me hesitate a bit before buying tickets. When before the TV at home, such comedies make me cringe mostly, due to over-acted family ties and an emphasis on life events that should bind people together (but not always do). However, the synopsis of this film sounded intriguing. Also, the reviews on IMDb contradicted each other heavily. The latter decided for me.

Neither the family situation nor the line of events will match everyday's and everyone's family life. But the deviation from a standard family carries the story throughout the movie, and makes up the basic ingredients for the dramatic part. I disagree with many reviewers, who have serious problems with the logic in the story. They seem to think that there is only black and white in sexual preferences, and no gray areas in between that one could try for a shorter or longer period.

The casting is convincing, and the actors are performing very well. The composition of the story is such that there is never a dull moment, and there is always some unexpected event around the corner for our entertainment.

Three sex scenes are included in the film, and one could argue that these could have been more implicit, to make it suitable for family viewing and still drive the message home what happened and what it entails for the story. On the other hand, what is actually shown on the screen is not worse than what one can stumble upon during Internet browsing or home watching TV.

The only problem I had with the story that it has a happy ending for most of the main characters, but not all. I have pity with the ones who were left more or less empty handed. They would have deserved it if they had behaved badly in some sense, but they certainly were not.

I saw this film as part of the "Deventer humor festival 2010" (Deventer is a medium sized village in The Netherlands). I don't think it had its place there, as the movie is much more dramatic than it is hilarious. I can only assume that the festival programmer had other reasons to make it part of this event. Nevertheless I have no complaints about having seen this movie, all things considered.